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A radio programme about line re-openings in Scotland 11am 24 June BBC Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0120783

And if there was true competition in the railway industry, the higher-priced TOC would have to reduce its fares to compete with the lower-priced one. As it only has to offer passengers the lowest priced through ticket, it gets away with charging a higher fare because most passengers won't be...

If I remember correctly, they were first introduced in the 1970s along the GWML when the HSTs came into service.

According to Wikipedia, the Weston-super-Mare loop was singled in January 1972.

How about a shuttle service between Yeovil Junction and Pen Mill. Maybe this would be a suitable job for a Parry People Mover?

Was this really installed or was it just a proposal? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1080866/End-mobile-phone-bores-New-quiet-train-carriages-block-mobile-phone-signals.html

It has been done, but rather long time ago. See about 1 min 06 secs into this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN8MiGx0uiI&feature=related

A 3 in 7 day Freedom of South West rover costs £46.20 with Senior Citizen Railcard and would give you an extra day's travel when you get there. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/promotions/pr0f61f9c35ce741009c0e3842403e09/details.html

More recently, Great Eastern attempted to recruit commuters to act as guards in return for free travel. I don't think it came to anything. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/commuters-rush-to-fill-train-guard-jobs-1253094.html

Am I correct in recalling that in the 1970s there used to be a Saturdays-only Hastings to Exeter service running via Brighton, Southampton and Salisbury? IIRC it was formed of a pair of Hastings thumpers.

How about a direct south coast to north east service? Here's a beginner's attempt at a route and timing: Southampton Central 05:10 Southampton Parkway 05:17 Winchester 05:26 Basingstoke 05:41 Reading 05:59 Acton East Junction 06:29 Gospel Oak (pass) 06:54 Harringay Junction 07:04...

There's an even covering of ice over all the side roads in Southampton at the moment due to rain falling on to frozen surfaces earlier this morning. It sounds as if this has affected the conductor rails.

I'll second that. BR used to issue an Annual Season Ticket Holder's Railcard which, IIRC, gave 50% discount across the whole network and could be used by the season ticket holder and a second nominated adult. Sadly, it was replaced by the Gold Card and Network Card when NSE was formed. I wish I...

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Sorry to be slow replying, it's rather a long time ago to remember the exact details. I think it was announced in the usual way and I think it made all the usual stops from Southampton to Waterloo. The snow hadn't started when it left. It may well have skipped some of the stops in New Forest...

Weston super Mare has a pub on platform 2.

Going back to the OP, it's not entirely unheard of. The only time I've experienced it was earlier this year (Feb 2nd, I think) when we had heavy snowfall in southern England. I was quite surprised that day when the 0555 Southampton to Waterloo (0500 from Poole) turned up about ten minutes early...

As an occasional user of the Freedom of the South West rover ticket, I am slightly puzzled by an entry on this FGW web page listing trains on which south western rovers may be used before 9am on weekdays: http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=2092 Strangely, it includes the 0850...